1.technicalAL the last part of a speech, in which the main points are repeated 〔演说的〕结束语,总结
2.formalTALK/MAKE A SPEECH a long speech that sounds impressive but does not have much meaning 夸夸其谈的演说
Examples from the Corpus
peroration• Equally sudden a peroration of chatter from a local mockingbird broke the silence.• And so when Drabik delivered her marvelous peroration on Shakespeare, I had to wonder how many students got it.• However his ringingperorationstruck most of those present as being ridiculous, and many laughed aloud.• There was not much else on offer in the leader's peroration to feed the faithful.
Originperoration
(1400-1500)Latinperoratio, from perorare“to make a long speech, come to the end of a speech”